Timeline of Music in The United States To 1819 - 1812

1812

• A hymnbook, popularly called The Bridgewater Collection is first published; it will be used at least until well into the 20th century.
• A musical celebration after the end of the War of 1812 leads to the formation of the Handel and Haydn Society of Boston. The War's chief musical effect is in the composition of songs celebrating American naval victories, most importantly "Hull's Victory", which commemorates the capture of the HMS Guerriere by the USS Constitution.
• During the War of 1812, American military bands use bugles rather than drums and fifes as in the Revolutionary War.
• While British troops blockade American ports, European sheet music can not be imported, helping to spur the rise of the American music publishing industry.